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n ce Wednesday, October 19, 1994 Volume 57 Number 19 Dance to the beat i k. I.f j . .5' Li; ... BRIAN NICHOLSONTHE SIGNPOST Brandon Garside struts his stuff in the Gallery for the fashion show Tuesday. The midday activity was put on by the Homecoming committee and CAB. He was on Lakers' roster before coming to the Jazz. Sides of gang war meet on neutral turf By Taylor S. Fielding Signpost senior reporter Peace officers, prosecutors, correction officials and even gang members commented on problems gangs cause and possible solutions to those problems at Monday's gang seminar at Weber State University. The seminar was sponsored by the Utah Gang Investigators Association, The Ogden City Police Department and WSU. Detective Cottrell of the Lay ton City Police Department said that in Layton city the problems have increased from graffiti in 1990 to drive-by shootings and burglaries in 1994. "Kids like the adrenaline high. They enjoy doing it," Cottrell said. If the rural authorities begin to detect gang activity, Cottrell said, "rural areas need to jump on it quick." Officer Garcia of the Roy City Police Department said the Roy gang members have no place to practice their gang activity, except the high school, and it's too small to practice without the administration knowing who's doing it. The Roy gangs don't last long; they are usually absorbed into the Davis County or Ogden gangs. One outstanding problem is that Roy lies between Layton and Ogden, two gang hot beds. "Gangs are mobile these days, unlike many years ago," Garcia said. In Ogden, a federally funded, four person gang unit has identified 534 males and 64 females in Ogden who are active gang members."Drive-by shootings are becoming a recreational sport for these individuals," Detective Empey of the Ogden City Police Department said. The resources are too small and the gangs are too big right now, and some types of anti-gang procedures just relocate the problem. "Effective suppression has meant the surrounding communities have been polluted (with gang activity,)" Empey said. The startling fact is that according to statistics released by the court administration, 58 of juveniles never go into the juvenile court system. However, roughly 2 percent of juveniles are commit- See Gangs page 2 Winning tradition continues By David Hill Signpost news editor Winning awards is something the Weber State University Debate Team has done for years. This year is no exception; the team has already won more than 10 awards and the season isn't over yet. "If you're in debate and you're good, you are going to collect a lot of trophies," Coach "Bear" Bryant said. "We've grown accustomed to them and they probably mean more to the university than they do to us." Bryant said the success of the debate team over the years has added to the prestige and popularity of the university. He said administrators have trophies the debate team has won displayed in their offices. "I think one of the reasons the administration promotes debate is because they enjoy the fact that our success shows people Weber Students can be taken as academically serious as any other student at any other university," Bryant said. He said they have beat teams from Harvard in the past. During the team's first week of the debate season it had members going in two directions. One squad participated at a tournament hosted by the University of Utah which had teams from all over the western United States, and another at the University of Northern Iowa that had teams from all over the nation. At the UofU tournament, team members Kellen McAffee and Danny Whittaker tied for first place with other team members John Ford and Karen McGee Herd. Whittaker received a second place speaking award, Ford See Tradition page 3 f 4 , ? V "' - A- t-A i If CURTIS D. HANSENTHE SIGNPOST Pat Gordon led a discussion between Mi Vida Loca gang members and the community at a seminar on gangs. Faces have been blocked out due to state law protecting minors. Quick Takes w A&E Air Force squadron celebrates 50th anniversary. See page 6 News Former Wall Street player scheduled to speak at Convocations. . See page 3 Opinion Tom Stewart shares real meaning of Homecoming with students. See page 4 Sports Men's basketball team prepares for upcoming season. See page 9 Weather Wednesday Highs 62 lows 37 Partly cloudy Thursday Highs 50s lows 30s Partly cloudy

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n ce Wednesday, October 19, 1994 Volume 57 Number 19 Dance to the beat i k. I.f j . .5' Li; ... BRIAN NICHOLSONTHE SIGNPOST Brandon Garside struts his stuff in the Gallery for the fashion show Tuesday. The midday activity was put on by the Homecoming committee and CAB. He was on Lakers' roster before coming to the Jazz. Sides of gang war meet on neutral turf By Taylor S. Fielding Signpost senior reporter Peace officers, prosecutors, correction officials and even gang members commented on problems gangs cause and possible solutions to those problems at Monday's gang seminar at Weber State University. The seminar was sponsored by the Utah Gang Investigators Association, The Ogden City Police Department and WSU. Detective Cottrell of the Lay ton City Police Department said that in Layton city the problems have increased from graffiti in 1990 to drive-by shootings and burglaries in 1994. "Kids like the adrenaline high. They enjoy doing it," Cottrell said. If the rural authorities begin to detect gang activity, Cottrell said, "rural areas need to jump on it quick." Officer Garcia of the Roy City Police Department said the Roy gang members have no place to practice their gang activity, except the high school, and it's too small to practice without the administration knowing who's doing it. The Roy gangs don't last long; they are usually absorbed into the Davis County or Ogden gangs. One outstanding problem is that Roy lies between Layton and Ogden, two gang hot beds. "Gangs are mobile these days, unlike many years ago," Garcia said. In Ogden, a federally funded, four person gang unit has identified 534 males and 64 females in Ogden who are active gang members."Drive-by shootings are becoming a recreational sport for these individuals," Detective Empey of the Ogden City Police Department said. The resources are too small and the gangs are too big right now, and some types of anti-gang procedures just relocate the problem. "Effective suppression has meant the surrounding communities have been polluted (with gang activity,)" Empey said. The startling fact is that according to statistics released by the court administration, 58 of juveniles never go into the juvenile court system. However, roughly 2 percent of juveniles are commit- See Gangs page 2 Winning tradition continues By David Hill Signpost news editor Winning awards is something the Weber State University Debate Team has done for years. This year is no exception; the team has already won more than 10 awards and the season isn't over yet. "If you're in debate and you're good, you are going to collect a lot of trophies," Coach "Bear" Bryant said. "We've grown accustomed to them and they probably mean more to the university than they do to us." Bryant said the success of the debate team over the years has added to the prestige and popularity of the university. He said administrators have trophies the debate team has won displayed in their offices. "I think one of the reasons the administration promotes debate is because they enjoy the fact that our success shows people Weber Students can be taken as academically serious as any other student at any other university," Bryant said. He said they have beat teams from Harvard in the past. During the team's first week of the debate season it had members going in two directions. One squad participated at a tournament hosted by the University of Utah which had teams from all over the western United States, and another at the University of Northern Iowa that had teams from all over the nation. At the UofU tournament, team members Kellen McAffee and Danny Whittaker tied for first place with other team members John Ford and Karen McGee Herd. Whittaker received a second place speaking award, Ford See Tradition page 3 f 4 , ? V "' - A- t-A i If CURTIS D. HANSENTHE SIGNPOST Pat Gordon led a discussion between Mi Vida Loca gang members and the community at a seminar on gangs. Faces have been blocked out due to state law protecting minors. Quick Takes w A&E Air Force squadron celebrates 50th anniversary. See page 6 News Former Wall Street player scheduled to speak at Convocations. . See page 3 Opinion Tom Stewart shares real meaning of Homecoming with students. See page 4 Sports Men's basketball team prepares for upcoming season. See page 9 Weather Wednesday Highs 62 lows 37 Partly cloudy Thursday Highs 50s lows 30s Partly cloudy